Saira Siddiqui specializes in people, places, and experiences to help them harness the creative potential within their communities. With over a decade of experience, Siddiqui is a working artist with specializations in commercial district revitalization, placemaking, community engagement, and creativity.

Siddiqui is currently exploring and developing her own unique process that invites neighborhood residents and stakeholders to play a role in artmaking. Leaning on her creative problem-solving background and facilitation techniques, she hosts workshops that engage people in the discussion of a public space’s history and narrative. From there, themes, colors, and shapes are identified that physically represent the identity of the space. Finally, residents and community members are invited to take part in the painting process, paving the way for stronger ownership, meaning, and connection to their environments.

Stitch Buffalo is a textile art center committed to empowering refugee and immigrant women through the sale of their handcrafted goods, inspiring creativity and inclusion through community education, and stewarding the environment through the reuse of textile supplies. 

For more information, please visit stitchbuffalo.org.